Summary
An award in the amount of $10,000.00 to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in 2025.
Synopsis
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) Library will digitize, digitally preserve, and make accessible more than 200 rare audograph disc recordings dating from 1949 and later. These underwater recordings, captured by the Gray Audograph, a now-rare, reusable sound recorder, include some of the earliest examples of recorded marine wildlife—predating previously known recordings by several years. Beyond their significance to recorded sound history, these recordings hold immense scientific value as early audio documentation of marine biodiversity from an era when few to no other underwater recordings exist. The project will preserve up to 200 hours of this at-risk archival audio collection.
About the NRPF
The National Recording Preservation Foundation (NRPF) is an independent, charitable organization and registered 501(c)(3) entity. The NRPF works across the United States to foster awareness of the diverse perspectives and communities documented in audio, to support the preservation of historical and at-risk audio collections, and to coordinate resources for the digital preservation of audio recordings. The NRPF was mandated through federal charter by the U.S. Congress under the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-474) and was thereafter duly incorporated in 2010.
